Isiah Thomas left quite the mess in New York. A bloated payroll built on a roster comprised of underachievers and unhappy campers, who couldn’t even manage to co-exist with a great coach like Larry Brown resulted in a highly dissatisfied fan base in the league’s largest market. In the face of coaching changes, trades, questionable […]

Pete Babcock’s legacy with the Atlanta Hawks and the NBA is unforgettable. Life as a general manager in the NBA is difficult to say the least. Any job that relies on performers can be tumultuous, and injuries can often render a once promising season a failure. It is an often thankless position, where pleasing everyone […]

His game-time introduction echoes through the arena infinitely louder than all of the others. Spectators and opponents alike stop in silence as the announcement of his name and Alma Matter sends a familiar chill down their spines. He bears a strikingly undeniable resemblance to the man whose name he shares, and while his current stage […]

Let’s get this straight, in 1991 the first web browser was invented. Though still far from the hands of the common public, this modern blueprint would put the ball in motion for a concept that would go on to overrun our society. As the number of North American households with access to cable and other […]

Jake Voskuhl sits with his teammates, watching the game attentively. His hands are clasped together. His feet are planted firmly on the floor of the Air Canada Centre. When his Toronto Raptor teammates make a big play, he jumps up and applauds enthusiastically; and when a timeout is called, he’s right there in the huddle. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the worst records in the NBA. They allow their opposition to score 103 points per game, while only scoring 97 themselves, and they’ve only won 11 of their first 48 contests to start the season. Still, with a talented young core in place, and the probable addition of […]

If you happened to glance over the Memphis Grizzlies’ roster heading into this season you may or may not have been surprised to find Antoine Walker’s name penciled in amongst the plethora of young talent assembled in Tennessee. To the untrained eye, his addition to the team was undertaken simply to make the salaries balance […]

There are few constant truths in the world of professional sports. No one stays at the top forever, and no formula guarantees success every time. All that is certain is that one way or another you have to give up something of potential value in order to get something else. What you get in return […]

As the mathematical midway point of the NBA season inches closer and closer, it’s hard to refrain from gauging how particular teams stack up against those of yesteryear. With every flip of the calendar, the sample from which we draw our opinions becomes more and more telling of the true basketball landscape. Adversely, just days […]

Over the past two months I have made cases for the players which I believe deserve to represent their franchises in February’s talent showcase in Phoenix. My selections have been based on both speculation and merit, and as such have been accompanied by statistical analysis, popularity considerations, and an overall examination of their value to […]